evil spirits of rivers and mountains
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
clerk; office worker; office staff
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
point in common; common feature
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
yell; shout; cry; roar; howl
to concentrate one's attention; to be engrossed in
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
daytime; noon; broad daylight
open; public; official; overt
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to lean against; to set against
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
retort; back talk; backchat
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
personification; anthropomorphization
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
caricature; cartoon; comics
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare